GANGNEUNG, South Korea, April 27 (Yonhap) -- A ring of Chinese con artists that
swindled 360 million won (US$270,000) out of 15 South Koreans through

SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's economy is expected to shrink 3 percent
this year, Goldman Sachs said Monday, revising up its 2009 growth outlook for the

SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's economy is expected to shrink 3 percent
this year, Goldman Sachs said Monday, revising up its 2009 growth outlook for the

SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- Monthly trade between South and North Korea fell more
than 30 percent on-year in March, as tensions ran high over South Korea-U.S.

SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- Monthly trade between South and North Korea fell more
than 30 percent on-year in March, as tensions ran high over South Korea-U.S.

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- A high-profile Russian envoy has abruptly called off
his trip to South Korea, slated for early this week, for an unspecified reason,

SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- Police said Monday they will step up efforts to clamp
down on on-line cafes used to plan group suicides, following a spate of such

SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 0.2 percent lower late
Monday morning with heavy losses by tech shares weighing down the market,
analysts said.

SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR) as posted
by Yonhap Infomax, the financial news and information arm of Yonhap News Agency,
at 11:00 a.m.

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SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean company operating joint business